The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Ricky is ranked number one after masterful performance
City athletes were celebrating a British title treble at the weekend. Nene Valley Harriers pair Ricky Huskisson and Ken Baker and Peterborough Athletic Club’s Karl Eve all came out on top when competing in the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley.
Sprinter Huskisson raced to victory in the Over 50200m, Baker won the Over 35 shot and Eve took the Over 50 high jump honours.
Huskisson won his heat in 25.16 seconds and then in the final he really flew round the boards and his winning time of 24.8 was the fastest indoors in his age group in the UK this year.
Baker produced a best of 13.10m to win the shot and Eve cleared 1.60m in his high jump event.
Tim Needham came close to making it a Nene Valley treble when he claimed runners- up honours in the Over 60 weight with 11.99m.
Other results: Over 50 Shot: 6 Karl Eve ( PAC) 10.44. Over 60 Hammer : 6 John Blackwell ( NVH) 30.21m. Over 60 Discus: 6 John Blackwell ( NVH) 29.68m. Over 60 Shot: 5 John Blackwell ( NVH) 9.68. Over 60 Weight: 3 John Blackwell ( NVH) 11.64m. Over 60 Hammer: 4 Tim Needham 31.55. Over 60 Discus: 4 Tim Needham ( NVH) 34.41.
Charlotte Taylor was the star local turn when the area’s topcross- country runners took part in the UK InterCounties Championships in Birmingham on Saturday.
Nene Valley Harrier Taylor was never far from the front in the Women’s Under 20 race- at one stage she actually led the way - and finished a cracking eighth out of a class fieldof145 runners.
Harriers also had high hopes of Alex Hampson finishing in the top 10 in the Under 15 Boys race after his win in the Southern Championships. But unfortunately he had to withdraw early with a foot injury when well placed.
Overall Nene Valley Harriers had 23 athletes representing their county.
Stamford- based Aaron Scott, running for Notts AC, was 37th in the senior men’s race.
Other Harriers results:
Under 13 Boys: 101 Bradley Allan; 168 Zak Stevens; 281 Ollie Oakley.
Under 15 Boys: 142 Cameron Marshall; 224 Bradley Spurdens; 246 Ollie Bowling; 251 Will Baker.
Under 17 Boys: 143 Billy Mugnier; 157 James McCrae; 163 Nathan Tweedie; 201 Chris Allison.
Under 20 Men: 106 Lloyd Kempson; 173 Ross
Huskisson. Senior Men: 191 Josh Lunn; 239 Mike Chapman. Under 13 Girls: 139 Emma Gibbs. Under 17 Girls: 211 Amy Gibbons. Women’s Under 20: 137 Charlotte Harris ( NVH). Senior Ladies: 174 Philippa Taylor; 203 Tracey McCartney; 206 Nicky Morgan.
Other local placings: Under 20 Men: 164 Stuart Haw ( PAC). Under 17 Boys: 237 Joe Howells ( Bourne); 247 Joel Reed ( PAC).
Under 15 Boys: 240 Liam Ward ( PAC); 273 Cameron Everist ( Bourne).
Under 13 Boys: 109 Alexander Bevan ( PAC).
Philippa Taylor and Josh Lunn both ran in the Cambridge Half- Marathon 24 hours after their exploits in Birmingham.
And Taylor did well to finish fourth in the ladies race in a time of 80.29, which was good enough for 48th pl ace overall.
Lunn completed the race in 85th place in 83.41.
Paul Lunn of Nene Valley was 18th in 76.41 and was second Over 40 vet while clubmate Sean Beard was 52nd in 80.44 and was third Over 45 vet.
Chris Mooney of Nene Valley Harriers finished 31st in the Milton Kaynes Half- Marathon in a time of 79.44. He was second in the Over 45 category.